Cesar  Salvadori, Geneva . A sports teacher and leader of a juggling club. Salvadori's good business sense and enthusiastic contributions to the discussion of the EJA in several small business meetings were welcomed.

 

There was much to discuss in considering formation of the new association. People realized the growing scope of recent European conventions was a tide that would not, and should not, turn. Bigger events, however, require firmer management of some type. As it ended, they decided to limit their governance structure at a small group of directors who could facilitate conventions and attract opportunities. There would be no common membership in the EJA, nor support of the European juggling magazine, Kaskade. The group is now legally sanctioned as an association in France , with plans to achieve similar status elsewhere in Europe .

 

Karl Heinz-Ziethen, Berlin . World's leading juggling archivist. His interest extended into a circus conference held in conjunction with the juggling event. Ziethen's films were a visual encyclopedia of jugglers from Felix Adonos, the last of the gentleman jugglers, to Koma Zuro, a contemporary Japanese top spinner.

 

Likewise, many hours of circus film were shown, including styles as diverse as those of Chaplin and the Chinese. Honored guests besides Ziethen included representatives from Circus Gruss, Circus Fratellini, the director of the French national circus school in Chalon-sur-Marne and the president of a national circus support association. Besides the entertainment value of their presence, they conducted a round-table discussion of their concern for diminishing public support of European circus.

 

Dutch Star Rises in Saintes

by Val Smith

 

The 18-year-old "dynamo" at this year's European convention was Michiel Hesseling of Amsterdam , Holland . His talent with balls and clubs make him very exciting to watch. He makes five club back crosses look easy with his smiling charm.

 

He began juggling just four years ago, practicing three balls with friends after school. They formed a small circus for a time, but Hesseling got bored and quit for about eight months.

 

Later he picked it up again and taught himself four balls within two weeks. Because his friends were juggling clubs, he tried it and learned quickly.

 

He met Lee Hayes, an American living in Amsterdam , and was introduced to "real clubs," as he describes his Dube models.

 

He met a lot of other street performers as well - Cyrus, Birdie and Andrew Allen. From the latter he learned devil sticks and the complex three ball Mill's Mess juggle.

Hesseling began performing with Hayes at the intermission of school band performances, weddings and in some local bars. The following summer he traveled to Paris , Copenhagen and Switzerland , eventually performing solo. However, he took a break from juggling to devote all his energy to finishing his last year of school.

 

Diploma in hand, it was back to the European streets again. This past summer's work included a job in Japan , where the language barrier made him adapt his talkative style to different circumstances.